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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 581

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 581, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 167–168 AD. Obverse: head of lucius verus, laureate, right. Reverse: victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm, sloped over left shoulder, in left hand. Weight about 2.6 g.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 581
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 581
mint Rome weight 2.59g (1)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter (0)
denomination Aureus axis 6↕ (1)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Lucius Verus, laureate, right

L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX
reverse

Victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm, sloped over left shoulder, in left hand

TR P VIII IMP IIII COS III
specimens (2)
British Museum 2.59g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 581 (ric.3.m_aur.581), 167–168 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-581/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA